BETHANY, Okla. — Southern Nazarene moved to .500  mark on the year for the first time since Feb. 19 as it picked up a doubleheader sweep of Oklahoma Baptist.
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The Crimson Storm (24-24, 15-21 GAC) scored a 2-0 shutout in the first game before taking the second one 7-1.
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Southern Nazarene jumped out front in the bottom of the third on a double to left by
Logan Sundbye to score
Sam Smith. SNU added another in the bottom of the sixth when
Sydni Toilolo hit her 11
th home run of the year with a shot to left center to give SNU a 2-0 lead.
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That was all Crimson Storm starter
Kayla Wyatt needed as she gave up just two hits and struck out 12 in her fourth complete game shutout of the year.
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Hope Martin led the way as she went 2-for-3.
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SNU opened the nightcap with three runs in the bottom of the first as two came in on bases-loaded walks and the other came in on a bases-loaded hit by pitch. The Bison scored their first run of the day in the top of the fourth, but the Storm scored three more insurance runs in the bottom of the sixth. The first came on a
Jessica Thompson single up the middle before
Kyndall Freer-Christopher singled to center to drive in the final two runs of the night.
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Wyatt picked up her fifth straight win to move to 16-10 on the year.
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